Characteristic | Classification of chronic malnutrition | Test statistic | |
---|---|---|---|
Normal % [95 % confidence interval] | Stunted % [95 % confidence interval] | ||
Religion of mother | |||
Christianity | 81.8 [CI: 78.7 – 84.6] | 18.2 [CI: 15.4 – 21.3] | χ2 = 9.4 p = 0.038 |
Islam | 76.2 [CI: 72.3 – 79.7] | 23.8 [CI: 20.3 – 27.7] | |
ATR | 75.4 [CI: 68.5 – 81.2] | 24.6 [CI: 18.8 – 31.5] | |
Age of child (months) | |||
6-8 | 90.6 [CI: 86.2– 93.7] | 9.4 [CI: 6.3 – 13.8] | χ2 = 31.0 p <0.001 |
9-23 | 76.3 [CI: 73.6– 78.7] | 23.7 [CI: 21.3 – 26.4] | |
Gender of child | |||
Male | 75.5 [CI: 72.4 – 78.3] | 24.5 [CI: 21.7 – 27.6] | χ2 = 11.5 , p = 0.001 |
Female | 81.7 [CI: 78.6 – 84.5] | 18.3 [CI: 15.5 – 21.4] | |
Characteristic | Classification of chronic malnutrition | Test statistic | |
Normal | Stunted | ||
Household wealth index | |||
Low | 77.9 [CI: 75.4 – 80.2] | 22.1 [CI: 19.8 – 24.6] | χ2 = 5.5 , p = 0.01 |
High | 87.5 [CI: 80.2 – 92.4] | 12.5 [CI: 7.6 – 19.8] | |
Salt Iodine Content | χ2 = 8.7 , p = 0.03 | ||
0 ppm | 76.6 [CI: 73.4 – 79.6] | 23.4 [CI: 20.4 – 26.6] | |
Less than 15 ppm | 78.0 [CI: 74.2 – 81.4] | 22.0 [CI: 18.6 – 25.8] | |
≥15 ppm | 84.6 [CI: 79.3 – 88.7] | 15.4 [CI: 11.3 – 20.7] | |
CWC Attendance | |||
1-2 | 76.3 [CI: 72.1 – 80.0] | 23.7 [CI: 20.0 – 27.9] | χ2 = 6.7 , p = 0.03 |
3-4 | 80.6 [CI: 77.5 – 83.4] | 19.4 [CI: 16.6 – 22.5] | |
4+ | 94.7[CI: 80.8 – 98.7] | 5.3[CI: 1.3 – 19.2] | |
Maternal Educational level | |||
None | 77.2 [CI: 74.4 – 79.8] | 22.8 [CI: 20.2 – 25.6] | χ2 = 5.6 , p = 0.04 |
Low | 81.2 [CI: 77.1 – 84.7] | 18.8 [CI: 15.3 – 22.9] | |
High | 85.3 [CI: 77.5 – 90.7] | 14.7 [CI: 9.3 – 22.5] | |
ANC Attendance | |||
<4 times | 72.2 [CI: 66.9 – 76.9] | 27.8 [CI: 23.1 – 33.1] | χ2 = 12.3 , p = 0.003 |
≥4 times | 80.3 [CI: 77.4 – 82.8] | 19.7 [CI: 17.2 – 22.6] | |
Timing of first complementary food at 6 months | |||
No | 748 (77.0) | 224 (23.0) | χ2 = 5.4 , p = 0.02 |
Yes | 752 (81.3) | 173 (18.7) |